Open Mic

Welcome to 2014. What would you like to learn about music and audio on Tuts+ this year? Are there any topics you'd like us to cover, or any questions you'd like answered? And besides music production and DAWs, what other topics would you like to see more tutorials on? Live music? Instrument tuts? Something else?

Welcome to 2014. What would you like to learn about music and audio on Tuts+ this year? Are there any topics you'd like us to cover, or any questions you'd like answered? And besides music production and DAWs, what other topics would you like to see more tutorials on? Live music? Instrument tuts? Something else?Read More…

Imagine a friend has just got into home recording, and they're about to record their first guitar part. What advice would you give them? Is there anything they should do or avoid while tracking? What should they do with the track after it's recorded? Do you have some specific tips about electric guitar? Acoustic guitar? Let us know in the comments!

Imagine a friend has just got into home recording, and they're about to record their first guitar part. What advice would you give them? Is there anything they should do or avoid while tracking? What should they do with the track after it's recorded? Do you have some specific tips about electric guitar? Acoustic guitar? Let us know in the comments!Read More…

How would you like to give some helpful advice to a keen teenage band? Joe, the band's leader, left a detailed comment on our post A Beginner’s Introduction to Home Recording. He sounds genuine, and his concerns can't be dealt with by a single comment, so I thought some crowd-sourced advice would be best. Read on to learn of the band's challenges and leave offer suggestions.

How would you like to give some helpful advice to a keen teenage band? Joe, the band's leader, left a detailed comment on our post A Beginner’s Introduction to Home Recording. He sounds genuine, and his concerns can't be dealt with by a single comment, so I thought some crowd-sourced advice would be best. Read on to learn of the band's challenges and leave offer suggestions.Read More…

Imagine a friend is just getting into music creation, and have just started work on their first song. What advice would you give them? Do you have any tips about coming up with the lyrics? What about melody, chord structure, and other musical elements? What would you tell them to take some of the frustration out of their first experience?

Imagine a friend is just getting into music creation, and have just started work on their first song. What advice would you give them? Do you have any tips about coming up with the lyrics? What about melody, chord structure, and other musical elements? What would you tell them to take some of the frustration out of their first experience?Read More…

You may have noticed we've been posting a few tutorials on producing vocals recently. That will continue to be a major theme on Audiotuts+ for the next couple of months. Do you have any questions you'd like our authors to cover? Let us know in the comments below.

You may have noticed we've been posting a few tutorials on producing vocals recently. That will continue to be a major theme on Audiotuts+ for the next couple of months. Do you have any questions you'd like our authors to cover? Let us know in the comments below.Read More…

Imagine a friend has just got into audio production, have chosen their DAW, and are starting to produce their first song. What advice do you give them about producing the rhythm track? What strategies or techniques would you recommend? What sound sources, mic techniques and plugins should they use? What advice would you give to take some of the frustration out of their first experience?

Imagine a friend has just got into audio production, have chosen their DAW, and are starting to produce their first song. What advice do you give them about producing the rhythm track? What strategies or techniques would you recommend? What sound sources, mic techniques and plugins should they use? What advice would you give to take some of the frustration out of their first experience?Read More…

Our focus here on Audiotuts+ for the next couple of months will be on producing rhythm tracks. Do you have any questions you'd like our authors to cover? Do you have any tips you'd like to share about the subject? Let us know in the comments.

Our focus here on Audiotuts+ for the next couple of months will be on producing rhythm tracks. Do you have any questions you'd like our authors to cover? Do you have any tips you'd like to share about the subject? Let us know in the comments.Read More…

Welcome to a new year! You may have noticed that we started doing sessions a little differently in 2012. What topics would you like us to cover in 2013?
Over every two-month period, we'll choose a topic, and devote about half of our content to exploring it. Posts will include tutorials, quick tips, interviews, articles and quizzes. In 2012 we covered reverb and audio editing. This year we'll cover another five topics.
So what about it? Which topics would you like us to cover in detail this year?

Welcome to a new year! You may have noticed that we started doing sessions a little differently in 2012. What topics would you like us to cover in 2013?
Over every two-month period, we'll choose a topic, and devote about half of our content to exploring it. Posts will include tutorials, quick tips, interviews, articles and quizzes. In 2012 we covered reverb and audio editing. This year we'll cover another five topics.
So what about it? Which topics would you like us to cover in detail this year?Read More…

Modern DAWs give you a huge amount of control and flexibility when editing audio. You can chop it up and move it around, delete noises, comp the best parts, and even adjust timing. Editing can be long and arduous, but makes a huge difference. What are your favorite audio editing techniques? Let us know in the comments!

Modern DAWs give you a huge amount of control and flexibility when editing audio. You can chop it up and move it around, delete noises, comp the best parts, and even adjust timing. Editing can be long and arduous, but makes a huge difference. What are your favorite audio editing techniques? Let us know in the comments!Read More…

Each week we open our mic to readers and lurkers alike to come out of the woodwork and tell us your thoughts and opinion, your experiences and mistakes, what you love and what you hate. We want to hear from you, and here’s your chance.

Each week we open our mic to readers and lurkers alike to come out of the woodwork and tell us your thoughts and opinion, your experiences and mistakes, what you love and what you hate. We want to hear from you, and here’s your chance.Read More…

Each week we open our mic to readers and lurkers alike to come out of the woodwork and tell us your thoughts and opinion, your experiences and mistakes, what you love and what you hate. We want to hear from you, and here’s your chance.

Each week we open our mic to readers and lurkers alike to come out of the woodwork and tell us your thoughts and opinion, your experiences and mistakes, what you love and what you hate. We want to hear from you, and here’s your chance.Read More…